Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-07-15

ANNOUNCEMENTS.

ANNOUNCEMENTS.
There win be regular meeting of Mt. |
)livet Commardery this evening for work
q Black. c. E. MARTIN, Recorder.
S. K. A. O. wv
Regular work in the legion tonight. All |
Members are expected to attend as there will |
,e work and drill.
The family CT Mr.. Van8urg, secretary and |
treasurer of the sash and blind factory has
'een increased by the addition of an eight
pound baby girl
Mr.. Hardcastle of j. P. Fowler & Co.,
Chicago, and Mr.. Davis of Huniwell, Ham
nell g. Co., of Philadelphia, both carpet
nen, are in the city.
It is estimated that at least five hundred
Wichita people are in the Rocky mountains
and not few at the northern lakes and off
in the New England states.
Funeral of the child of MIR. Haas, the
mother Of which was buried few days ago
yesterday from the residence Of the
grandfather on North Emporia.
Some one, who has very little of the
humane remaining in him. shot and killed
a pet Irish setter Of Mr.. McAliister's on
North Topeka, evening before last.
Virgins & Virgins have just completed a
map of the county showing all the own sites,
giving the names of the owners of each Sec
ton and fraction of section in the county.
Home-raised watermelons are making their
appearance on the market, whereupon the
prices on this fruit have downward tender
cy, which maketh the heart of the small boy
rejoice.
Chas. Morehouse of Bunnen & Moore
house, returned yesterday from Stafford,
Lane, and other western counties where he
has been looking up the firms loaning in
terosts.
The Boat Club held meeting last evening
at their boat house in Riverside Park. Two
new members were admitted. The crew were
also out practicing on the Little river last
evening.
W. C. Robinson cashier of the First Nat
ional Bank of Winfield, one of the Heading
spirits in all that tends to the progress and
advancement of that city, is taking in the
sights Of the Peerless
Yesterday afternoon a wagon load of hay
in crossing the street railway track on East
Douglas, came to standstill. An axle had
broken, and as the load was large it was not
without some trouble that the wagon was
removed.
This evening the Cottonwood Tennis club
will give another of their delightful parties at
their grounds on South Main street. Several
of the ladies have been practicing CT late.
Tuesdays and Fridays having been set aside
by the club for the ladies.
We hope our local readers did not fail to
peruse our Love letter yesterday morning.
1t was cute, philosophical, imaginative, de-
lightfully descriptive and logical by turns;
and better than all, it was written by a
Wichita girl who must have b en- born to
marry boomer and poet.
o. B. Barr, city stable hack telephone Sc,
and Dell Haynes, Dell's hack No. 9, telephone
90, were around night before last in com
pany, both their hacks loaded with singers
and musical instruments serenading their
patrons and friends. The boys will accept
the editor of the EAGLES Acknowledgements.
Last night an intoxicated man who gave
his name as Radisch, farmer from Cowley,
was leaning against telegraph pole on East
Douglas avenue. He said, or tried to say
he had been held up by some men in the rear
of the freight depot and relieved of SIS, hi;
knife and tobacco. His story was not much
credited.
Yesterday afternoon two angry coiored
men approached third on North Main be
tween Second and Third. An angry war OF
words followed and fight seemed imminent
when one called halt in the proceedings
and said he was going for an officer. he
evidently did Lot find him for he did not re-
turn.
Hon. L. R. Elliott, of Manhattan, a mar
who has been prominent in Kansas since tbs
very earliest times, spent the day in the city
yesterday, all day riding around with his
friend Noble He called in the evening tc
say that if Wichita was built on wind and
was still so insisting that wind must be al
together desirable.
The remains Of Mrs. J. II. Mccall arrived
by the Frisco last evening at 6 O'Clock, from
the Jackson home at Danville, \. Y. They
were followed from the depot to the cemetery
by large number of the friends of the be
reayed husband who thus evinceo their sor
row for the loss of a most estiraable wife anc
neighbor, and their sympathy for the mourn
ing relatives.
Someone attempted to burglarize house OF
North Emporia, near Pine street Wednes
day night. A little girl became aware OF hi;
presence and frightened him by screaming
The burglar gained an entrance by climbing
to the top of porch, thence through win
dow, fleeing he jumped from this, dis.anc'
Of some ten or twelve feet from the ground